Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Barometric sensor integration in a water resistant electronic device
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Application No.: US15263316Application Date: 2016-09-12
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Publication No.: US10466047B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Rex T. Ehman , William C. Lukens , David M. Pelletier , Henry H. Yang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dickinson Wright RLLP
- Main IPC: G01L19/00
- IPC: G01L19/00 ; G01L9/00 ; G01C5/06 ; G01L19/14

Abstract:
An electronic device having a pressure sensor configured to determine pressure is disclosed. The electronic device includes an enclosure defining an internal volume. The enclosure may include a sidewall with an external opening that provides a vent for the internal components. To reduce the response of the pressure sensor (that is, the time required to detect a pressure change), the pressure sensor may secure with an internal wall of the enclosure. Further, the internal wall includes an opening defining an air pocket significantly smaller than the internal volume. When the pressure sensor is mounted to receive air via the air pocket, the pressure sensor may respond faster to pressure changes, as compared to receiving air circulating throughout the internal volume. This is due in part to an amount of airflow passing through the air pocket causing a greater pressure change throughout the air pocket as compared to the internal volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170089698A1 BAROMETRIC SENSOR INTEGRATION IN A WATER RESISTANT ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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